[GRASSGUI] Re: [GRASS-dev] wxgrass ready for testing

[Michael Barton]

On 6/15/07 8:23 AM, "Moritz Lennert" <mlennert at club.worldonline.be> wrote:

> On 15/06/07 10:07, Michael Barton wrote:
>> The new wxPython GRASS interface  (AKA wxgrass) is pretty much equal in
>> functionality to the standard TclTk interface, and so is ready for
>> regular testing.
> 
> Great job guys !!

Thanks. And thanks for the testing. This is what we need. I'll be away for a
week or so and won't be able to work on anything. A few comments below
anyway.

> 
> 
> 
>> There are also some enhancements over the TclTk interface, including:
>> a prototype attribute data manager (works for interactive mouse queries)
> 
> Do I understand correctly that "management" does not include editing ?

That's some of the not finished part.

> 
>> more sophisticated profile analysis module
> 
> Clicking on the profile tool entry in the menu I get:

Mine works OK, so we need someone to trouble shoot with a system like yours.
Just checking, do you have numpy installed?

> 
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>    File "/usr/lib/grass/etc/wx/gui_modules/mapdisp.py", line 1737, in
> Profile
>      style=wx.DEFAULT_FRAME_STYLE)
>    File "/usr/lib/grass/etc/wx/gui_modules/profile.py", line 80, in __init__
>      toolbar = self.__createToolBar()
>    File "/usr/lib/grass/etc/wx/gui_modules/profile.py", line 195, in
> __createToolBar
>      self.AddToolbarButton(toolbar, *each)
>    File "/usr/lib/grass/etc/wx/gui_modules/profile.py", line 204, in
> AddToolbarButton
>      tool = toolbar.AddLabelTool(id=wx.ID_ANY, label=label, bitmap=icon,
> shortHelp=help)
>    File 
> "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/wx-2.8-gtk2-unicode/wx/_controls.py",
> line 3715, in AddLabelTool
>      shortHelp, longHelp, clientData)
>    File 
> "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/wx-2.8-gtk2-unicode/wx/_controls.py",
> line 3637, in DoAddTool
>      return _controls_.ToolBarBase_DoAddTool(*args, **kwargs)
> ValueError: invalid null reference in method 'ToolBarBase_DoAddTool',
> expected argument 4 of type 'wxBitmap const &'
> 
> 
> 
>> full command line access to all GRASS commands; d.* commands called from
>> the command line can display in the wxPython canvas.
> 
> How do I erase a layer which was displayed via a d.* command ?

d.erase with a color argument. e.g., d.erase white.

> 
>> easily positioned scalebar and legend
> 
> Works great now !
> Any way to change the size of a legend ?

Legend properties. Set in % of screen area like before.

> 
> 
> A few more issues I came upon:
> 
> - d.vect.thematic:
> - the defaults indicated in the gui, do not seem to be included
> automatically in the resulting command string. There are things like
> 'type=<required>' in the command line in the status bar. I have to
> explicitely select each of the items to make the <required> elements go
> away?

I don't know. Some kind of problem with the command parser. Hopefully Daniel
Cavelo can take a look at it.

> - I get a gui error windows stating: "Execution failed:
> 'd.vect.thematic map=fields at PERMANENT column=cat --q'" and a message
> "You must open a display monitor" in the terminal.

Pick the checkbox that says for display in GUI.

> 
> - d.vect.chart: I get a message "Type <themechart> of layer
> <bugsites at PERMANENT> is not supported yet", but it actually works
> perfectly !

Same thing happens for d.grid. A minor bug in the rendering system.

Cheers
Michael


> 
> That's all for today.
> 
> Moritz

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School of Human Evolution & Social Change
Center for Social Dynamics & Complexity
Arizona State University

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